Photographer's Note

I passed a couple of times from Ayia Irini square in Monastiraki, during my last stay in Athens. The first time the shops were open and I saw the neat window of a retail shop there. The next time the shops were closed and a mesmerizing graffiti comic was displayed at the same place.

Hello Ourania,
Open your eyes! this should be the motto of photographers. On this one it was you who opened my eyes to the right time. This is a colorful picture and not academic at all. It's nice.
Sincerely,
Jean Philippe.

Hello Ourania
"Abre los ojos" (Open your Eyes) is an excellent Spanish film: I wonder if you know it? This is an excellent bit of street observation, vivid and effective. But the graffiti is also quite disturbing, with those scissors approaching the sleeping girl's head...
Regards
Will

Kalimera Ourania,
Besides the magnificent painted facade of the shop, vivid in colors, a window shutters that i think it is - there is a good vibrant street scene. maybe a few steps backwards would give a wider view to comprehenad, but altogether a fine taken photo.
Well spotted and applied,
Ike

Hello Ourania,
Well spotted this colourful facade with a message, certainly a good photo opportunity which you have used very well. Very intriguing, it leads to so many unanswered questions! Fine street scene with vivid colours and lots of mystery we do not associate with a street under broad daylight. Well seen and taken, thanks for sharing.
Regards,
Subho

Hi Ourania,
A beautiful capture of this very artistic display, but despite its beauty I detect a darker message behind it. Open our to what? To the fact that our shops our closing? Our hospitals and schools and underfunded? Our elderly fear they will not be able to eat next week? Our people are choosing clothing or food but not both?
Sorry to go on a rant, but I think is a touching image that says a lot about what Europe has become. And when I say Europe, I mean the countries that have felt the brunt of recent years the most. Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Italy. ( I outright refuse to put them in the other order that news stations use).

I know this site is not for politically motivated comments, so I will stop there. But its good advice. Open our eyes. See what is happening all around us.

Thoughtful image Ourania, and its message displayed with wonderful light and color.

Hello Ourania,
This is a bright and interesting street-view. I can't quite make out the third painting; a pair of scissors doing what? Maybe these are not great works of art but they make the street a lot more interesting, and the inclusion of a number of people makes the general view very lively. The colours, not only on the wall, are strong and vivid and I also like the good contrasts very much.
Kind regards,
Gert

Good evening.
A good article on the place ...
Nice view on graffiti ...
Good time recording, sharpness and contrast nicely demonstrated place with people and graffiti, beautiful colors.
Good evening and all the best.
Paja.

A thought provoking image you've captured, whether or not there's a significant meaning behind the artwork, it still makes you stop and think....and who knows, maybe that's all there is to it?? :) It's wide open to interpretation, right?

No matter the message, this is a wonderfully bright and vibrant display, and an overall delightful street scene in all of it's simplicity of surrounding. It's the gentleman walking, with that slight head turn and acknowledgment of your action that connects, making me feel as if I'm the photographer. It would have been easy to concentrate solely on the artwork, but your senses to include more have greatly increased the appeal. Bravo! Enjoy the day ahead. All the best.

Hi Ounaria,
Excellent timing, Ounaria. I like the position of the young man entering the frame. There is enough activity around the cartoon to add interest but all well placed not to distract. The colors are lovely, too.
Regards,
MT

Hi Ourania
Exciting art work hard to miss and wall with messages! so well spotted, and correct choice leaving everything in as shown that's how it should be photographed as found. Good title too, an expression of how you saw something, i especially love the vibrancy in colours influential to any passersby with lively people presence. Excellent candid street shot, Congrats
Best regards

Hi Ourania,
This is an excellent photo. You have captured the paintings from very good view angle. The light, colors and all details are superb. I like the walking man facing to your camera. He adds nice life to the scene.
Very well done.
Greetings,
Miro

Hello Ourania,
street art snd graffiti often animate and make the urban space more interesting to us.Here you were able to combine it with commong daily-life aspect.The placing of the people in the frame as well as their different acting is just great and complement the whole scene.
It´s exactly the kind of photography I like so much.

Hello Ourania!
Very attractive street photograph!
I love all those colors! Nice idea to have those paintings over there!
Sharpness, exposure and composition also pleased me!
TFS - congrats,
Cheers,
Neyvan

wow! This is a nice one. Love the humour in it, like how it presented with those male persons waiting at left and one is walking by the graphitty. Great picture quality. Nice colour tone and fine depth. Superb composition, really enjoyable.
Tfs & Namaste.
S

Hi Ourania,
I dug into your gallery to see more your picture.
I like this one of daily life from Athens. Very well done colorful graffiti with a messages and people in their daily routines.
Well done!
Best regards,
Zbigniew